Re: [android-developers] py2j: Writing Android Apps in Python

On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Kristopher Micinski
<krismicinski@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Michael Banzon <michael@banzon.dk> wrote:
>> Is there any particular reason to translate the python code to Java?
>>
>> Couldn't that step be omitted by making a python to Dalvik bytecode compiler?
>>
>
> I don't see any reason to translate to down to dalvik if you can
> target java instead, the java compiler does all the nasty work, and
> the toolchain already works.  The extra work of constructing the dex
> file, doing the compilation, analysis, etc... is quite a bit...

But... But... Thats the _fun_ part :o)

I get the point - as mentioned in another mail - the purpose is to
write working stuff in python not re-invent the wheel :-P

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